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if i remember - far, far away
the future shines into forever
beneath the beautiful blue sky,
we were frightened, but only a little

in nostalgic colours, a window is stained

to turn behind, can we meet again
the future continues into forever
beneath this huge billboard,
i want to see the fading of this time

to those never met again, somewhere
open a window

if i remember - far, far away
the future shines into forever
beneath the beautiful blue sky,
we were sleeping, eternally

who i liked so long ago
in winter i heard will have a child
the thing that is decided from long ago
once in a while i begin to want to doubt
it was never forgotten
i wonder if there will there be a photo in the next new year's card
the thing that we could not do
comes to me so nostalgically

General Commentto me, this is a song about time passing, looking back at how childish we were, and looking forward to the long future ahead of us. i think it captures stable friendships of young people becoming adults perfectly.

also i noticed a translation mistake. the future shined into forever, in the past tense.

but yeah. it's a beautiful song of moving forward. childhood may glitter, but the future continues forever.

General CommentI love this song! Definitely one of my favorites from Utada. It's really catchy, and the music is very capturing. The part I love most is on the version of "Passion" from the video game, Kingdom Hearts 2. . . ."My heart's a battleground". The way the music is when she says that is just....wonderful.

General CommentWhat she's singing in the background that sounds warped and is repeated throughout the song is actually a deliberate reversal. When you listen to that clip of the song reversed, she's singing, "I need more affection than you know." I absolutely love it all. Utada's brilliant.

General Commenti luv this song!i heard it for the first time on the kingdom hearts 2 trailer (the faster version of the song)and i fell in love with it!i think it ties in better with the game than simple an clean too.it also sounds really good in the "after the battle version"